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SweetKenny: blogWed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0800DallRae Musichttp://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/dallrae_music
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Need music for your game or film? You can now fine me "<a title="SweetKenny's Website" href="http://www.sweetkenny.com" target="_blank">SweetKenny</a>" here on DallRae Music.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>http://dallraemusic.com/artists/sweetkenny/</strong></span></p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/dallrae_musicWed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0800SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | BlogYour Band Is A Business.http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/your_band_is_a_business
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Your Band Is A Business.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>How many of you know that your band is a business?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>But do you really know how to run it?</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>When your in a band and you want to play out, record, promote and be that star,&nbsp; you know it takes alot of work and money right?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>So you and your band get a gigg to play at a local bar, the bar say's cool I'll pay you the door and you can sell your cd's too.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The bar is packed it's Friday and your selling cd's playing like rockstars,&nbsp; it all looks good with the money,&nbsp; right?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>You end the show and it's time to get paid. the bar owner pay's you what is due and your mouth drops. you say to the owner,&nbsp; hey you said we would get the door!, he replys I did pay you the door, but you bought drinks for people and you drank,&nbsp; and I'm sorry that wasn't the deal.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">First off your a Business not a " BAND "!</span>, The money you make is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">" NOT YOUR MONEY "</span> it's the bands money, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">100%</span> of it, you get <span style="text-decoration: underline;">0%</span> of that money, it all go's back into the band. WHY?</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Well you want to record, you want to tour, you want to promote and all the other things that go with a band ( business ). where do you think the money comes from, one guy in the band? No! it comes from the gigg and murch you sell. and if you find a manager you have to pay them their cut and on top of that Tax's, gas, food, gear, and the list go's on. to start a tour bus cost you money and you never even got on the bus yet,&nbsp; even if you get someone to Endorse you, you have to pay that somebody back in some way. just because you see a check for a million dollars does'nt mean that's your money. out of that money is what you have to pay out, your bills, money that was fronted to you and the no see'ems... your profit might be $10,000 and then you gotta pay for your own life and your Own Tax's and the other band members in the band. </strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>That's why most don't make it in music, because they don't understand how to run it. When George Lucus was making StarWars he was deep in debt,&nbsp; but he kept putting all his money from other movies he was making into special effect's because he knew that it would turn a profit and grow as long as he kept it a float. He just sold that to Disney for 7-8 Billion. he did it because he knew that the money he made was not his money but his business's money.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>So if you really want to be in a band and music, you need to understand that you are a Business and to be a success at it you need to look at it in that light. get contracts for giggs and not the door, get venues and not bars, and most important, get paid first,&nbsp; so know one has to pay for anything out of his or her pocket. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AND GIVE NOT ONE PERSON SOLE CONTROL OVER THE BANDS M-O-N-E-Y!</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Happy Banding!!</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;</p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/your_band_is_a_businessSat, 18 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | Blog9 Albums and countinghttp://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/9_albums_and_counting
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Man!!,</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> I have 9 albums out in a year and a half, and working on my 10th now!!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>with each one I get better and BETTER!... how do I do it you ask?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>I love the gift's from God first off and trust in him, I limit myself from the internet and " Facebook ", and I stick with it!!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>God bless!!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>SweetKenny</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/9_albums_and_countingSun, 29 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0700SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | BlogBack To Back Albumshttp://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/back_to_back_albums
<p><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sweetkenny6"><img title="Perception" src="http://ats.sweetkenny.com/img/SweetKenny_Perception_1400x1400.jpg" alt="Perception album release date June 30, 2013" width="200" height="200" /></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ken Sutton ( SweetKenny ),</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I started writing back to back albums because Host Baby keeps sending me Free Coupons to join CD Baby. That's $50.00 to join and have an album signed up with them and $20.00 for a bar code. In doing back to back albums it has made me a better writer and player. It keeps me thinking and the pressure of doing it it is fun, I have six (6) albums out in less then 2 years and am now working on my 7<sup>th</sup> album now due to be released on October 31<sup>st</sup>, 2013.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">most out there don't have 5 songs or even their first album completed and still are working on making it so called shine, it's taking them years to do and hours of work and it's never done. Me! I have so much music going through my head and this is the outlet I need.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks so much!!!</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kenny</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">&nbsp;</p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/back_to_back_albumsSat, 22 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | BlogSweetKenny " Perception " Due June 30, 2013http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/sweetkenny__perception__due_june_30_2013
<p><a href="http://www.sweetkenny.com/music/"><img title="Perception June 30, 2013 Release" src="http://ats.sweetkenny.com/img/SweetKenny_Perception_1400x1400.jpg" alt="SweetKenny Perception Album" width="200" height="200" /></a> <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>SweetKenny's new album " Perception " Due for release on June 30, 2013</strong></span></p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/sweetkenny__perception__due_june_30_2013Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | BlogMusician's Wantedhttp://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/musicians_wanted
<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><strong>Attention!!!</strong></em></span></span></p>
<p><em><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">SweetKenny is now looking for Musician's in the Michigan Upper Peninsula. You can contact him at sweetkenny@sweetkenny.com</span></span></strong></em></p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/musicians_wantedTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | BlogNew Music On The SweetKenny Music Page!http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/new_music_on_the_sweetkenny_music_page
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>First Off Happy Mothers Day!!</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>SweetKenny has just uploaded some new music on the SweetKenny <a href="http://www.sweetkenny.com/music/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">music page!</span></a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Enjoy!!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>God Bless!!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>SweetKenny</strong></span></p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/new_music_on_the_sweetkenny_music_pageSun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | BlogOut With The Old, In With The New!http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/out_with_the_old_in_with_the_new
<p><span style="font-family: 'Aclonica',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Hello Everyone!</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Aclonica',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>2012 has been some kinda year for SweetKenny! The Lord has blessed me with 5 CDs and has restored my career in music to me. The Lord has blessed me with a new friendship with WMA Label and has restored me with an old friendship, Scott Schroen. and out of them I have grown in music and am thankful for all their help they have given me. But! it is not by my doing of any of this. But The Lords doing of all of this. Thank You My Lord!! </strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Aclonica',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>WMA Label has re-released all my cds on their label and has helped promote me on facebook and other sites. because of them doing this SweetKenny has reached more and a bigger audience in music. 2013 promises to be greater then 2012 and WMA Label and SweetKenny are working together to bring SweetKenny to you in 2013.</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Aclonica',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>So Out With 2012, And In With 2013!!</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Aclonica',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>May The Lord Bless And Keep You All!!</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Aclonica',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>SweetKenny</strong></span></span></p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/out_with_the_old_in_with_the_newThu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | BlogAnimationhttp://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/animation
<p>Hi all; It's me Ken!</p>
<p>I know some are wondering whats new with Kenny? well I have been a crazy working guy... my good friend Scott Schroen asked me to create and design a dvd for him of a live show he did with his band <a href="http://www.uglyradiorebellion.com">Ugly Radio Rebellion</a>. well I must say it is a work of art, I created a dvd and audio cd that is to die for. the whole thing was a labor of love.</p>
<p>And now I'm creating another animation cartoon titled "Deep Six" and I hope to have it completed by July of this year. there a lot of work and time in animation and I'm not only doing it all but I'm also creating the soundtracks to it too. and doing all the voiceovers as well. I'll keep you all posted.</p>
<p>also I'm writting some new songs and they too should be ready really soon.</p>
<p>take care!</p>
<p>God Bless!!!</p>
<p>Kenny!</p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/animationTue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | BlogJust Relaxhttp://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/just_relax
<p>Have you ever had a brain fart? I was doing some writing the other day and just lost all. it was like I went blank!</p>
<p>I couldn't think at all, and nothing was clear in my writing. the words look okay and the sound was good, but it just didn't feel right. it all seemed stupid to me. I felt rushed and with a big "BLANK" in my head. I tried just sitting back. I got a cup of tea, got some air, but nothing!! nothing at all!!!! so "I stopped". I put down my guitar and walked away.....</p>
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<p>I thought to myself for alittle while, and told myself Kenny it's okay your pushing yourself to get noticed to hard.</p>
<p>You see I want it so bad and when I would mess up I would get mad at myself for it. instead of just letting it happen I was trying to make it happen and write the hit song. Then I was watching TV and flipping the channels when I ran across Joel Osteen's show. He was speaking about how we should let The Lord be in control and to relax and not worry. God will help you in what ever you do if you just let him. He said have "FAITH" in The Lord! and your trouble times will be just a "bump" in the road as to a wall before you. Joel said to just let go!. well I did,&nbsp; as soon as I did things became clearer and I felt relaxed. I feel like I don't need to worry about the hit song or if and when it will happen. I feel as I should feel. I know in my heart that this is what I am to do in life and I should just let The Lord get me there in his way and not to fight it. those of you who know me know that The Lord is everything to me. and like most out there I too get blind to the things in front of me. my wants over power my sight and I lose faith. But The Lord always opens up my eye's and putts me back on my path. I just have to let The Lord do it and RELAX.</p>
<p>SweetKenny</p>http://ats.sweetkenny.com/blog/just_relaxTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800SweetKenny | Creativity At It's Best | Blog